Men who have greatness within them don't go in for politics.
A craving for freedom and independence is generated only in a man still living on hope.
In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul
The world I live in is loathsome to me, but I feel one with the men who suffer in it
When the soul suffers too much, it develops a taste for misfortune.
There is no love of life without despair of life.